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LEWIS, Sir THOMAS FRANKLAND (1780 - 1855), politician Born 14 May 1780 in London, he was the son of John Lewis of Harpton Court, and came of a family of distinction in the public and parliamentary life of Radnorshire. He became M.P. for Beaumaris in 1812, and sat successively for that borough, for Ennis (County Clare, Ireland), and for Radnorshire until 1834. He was given minor offices in Tory administrations (including that of treasurer of the navy
LEWIS, TIMOTHY (1877 - 1958), Welsh and Celtic scholar to the coalfield and he found work in a pit in Cwmaman, Aberdare. The family moved there a few years later and became members of Moriah Aman chapel (Congl.). The family was gifted: one son, Edward, became a school teacher in Cwmaman, an organist and conductor of the local ' Côr Mawr ' [ Cwmaman United Choir ]; Daniel, another son, graduated at University College, Cardiff, and became minister of
LLYWELYN ap RHISIART (fl. 1520-1565), Chief Bard of the Three Provinces', and one of the most notable poets in the history of Glamorgan He was a Glamorgan man by birth and his home was at Llantwit Major. His first patron, Sir Edward Stradling (see the article on the family), lived in the near-by castle of S. Donats, while his friend Iorwerth Fynglwyd also lived in the same neighbourhood. In an elegy to Tudur Aled he acknowledges him to have been his teacher in the art of poetry, and his use of cynghanedd was smooth, accurate, and
LIVSEY, GEORGE FREDERICK (1834 - 1923), bandmaster Circus and Menagerie, which was famous for its band as well as its exhibition of exotic creatures. The 1841 census shows the entire family to be living in lodgings in Birmingham with other touring musicians. Merthyr Tydfil was a regular venue in Wombwell's itinerary. In 1848 Ralph Livsey was enticed to leave Wombwell's to lead the private brass band formed by the ironmaster Robert Thompson Crawshay at
LLEWELLYN, THOMAS (1720? - 1783), Baptist minister and tutor , and several nephews and nieces. There is now new information on the parentage and family of Dr Thomas Llewellyn. It appears from the will of Lewelin Jenkin of Gelligaer parish (buried 30 December 1729) that Thomas Llewelyn and Mary were his children by his second wife Anne Lewis James. She died while Thomas was under 10 years of age as a guardian, James Lewis, had been appointed. Lewelin's first
LLEWELLYN, THOMAS REDVERS (1901 - 1976), singer and teacher of singing Redvers Llewellyn was born at 8 Hunter St, Britton Ferry on 4 December 1901, the son of John Llewellyn (1875-1960), a tin worker, and his wife Catherine (1878-1943). He had an elder brother William (1899-1919) and a younger sister, Annie (1908-1990). He used the name Redvers Llewellyn professionally, but was known to family and friends as Tom. Both his parents were musical and they encouraged him
LLEWELYN, DESMOND WILKINSON (1914 - 1999), actor would take the helm of the James Bond series of films. He appeared in a number of smaller film roles, such as 'The Lavender Hill Mob', 'Valley of Song', 'A Night To Remember', 'Sword of Sherwood Forest', and 'Cleopatra'. The family moved to East Sussex in the 1950s, living for many years at Whitelands, Battle, and latterly at Osborn House, Bexhill on Sea. In 1963 Terence Young asked Llewelyn to come
LLEWELYN, THOMAS DAVID (Llewelyn Alaw; 1828 - 1879), musician Born 25 June 1828 at Llwydcoed, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, the son of David and Martha Llewelyn. He had learnt to play the harp by the time he was 8. At 11 he started work with his father, a collier, but left the coalmine in 1851 and devoted his whole time to music, poetry, and literature. He became the official harpist to the Williams family of Aberpergwm, in the valley of the river Neath, and to
teulu LLOYD Maesyfelin, , Somerset, but died on 25 February 1729 at the age of 24. He was succeeded by his younger brother Sir LUCIUS CHRISTIANUS LLOYD (died 1750) He married Anne, daughter of Walter Lloyd of Peterwell. Sir Lucius, who was high sheriff for Cardiganshire in 1746, died without issue on 18 January 1750. With him the family became extinct in the male line and his estates passed to the Lloyds of Peterwell.
teulu LLOYD Leighton, Moel-y-garth, The family of Lloyd of Leighton was founded by DAVID LLOYD (died 1497), son of the Sir Gruffydd Vychan who fought at Agincourt and was executed in 1447 at the instance of Henry Gray, lord of Powys, and descended through Brochwel ab Aeddan from Elise, prince of Powys. On David Lloyd's death his wide estates were divided between the children of his two marriages, who founded numerous families of
teulu LLOYD Peterwell,
teulu LLOYD Bodidris, This was an ancient Denbighshire family which rose into prominence under the Tudors, largely as a result of successful marriages into neighbouring houses, one of which made them heirs to Glyndyfrdwy, the patrimony of Owain Glyn Dŵr. JOHN LLOYD became sheriff of Denbighshire in 1551; his son, Sir EVAN LLOYD (died 1586), succeeded him in the office in 1583, and was elected M.P. for the county in

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